Plants, People & Things That Grew in the Bible Quiz

Answer: As the least of all seeds

The Kings James Bible quotes Jesus as saying the mustard seed, "when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof." (Matthew 13:32)

From such a humble beginning as the 'least of all seeds', great things are accomplished!

Question by rredman95

Answer: hyssop

The correct answer is hyssop, which had other ceremonial uses. While the other three plants are similar to hyssop, they are not found in the Bible.

In Exodus 12:27 (NASB), God describes the meaning of the blood on the doorposts. 'It is a Passover sacrifice to the Lord because He passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, but spared our homes."

Jesus obediently fulfilled His Father's eternal plan when He became the sinless Lamb of God (John 1:29 NASB) who shed His blood on the cross as the atoning sacrifice once for all our sins. (Hebrews 9:11-12 NASB)

Submitted by cms4613

Answer: coriander

The book of Psalms (78:25), in the King James Version, refers to manna as 'angels' food". Yet that did not satisfy the Israelites, who complained about the food that God provided for them.

In Numbers 11:6-7 (also in the KJV): "We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes."


submitted by rredman95

Answer: Almond

Interestingly, the almond is mentioned only in the Old Testament...six times. In Numbers 17, the miracle of Aaron's rod produced almonds overnight. Almonds are mentioned again in Ecclesiastes 12:5, likely in a poem, signifying aging and the fear of dying with its association of fresh, white, almond blooms likened to that of the white hair of the aged. In Exodus 25:33-34, motifs of almonds were used in multiple designs on the lamp stand in the tabernacle.

submitted by BullsGold

Answer: the tree of life

While the book of Genesis speaks of the tree of life as it appeared in the garden of Eden in the 2nd chapter, the book of Revelation also tells of its existence at a future time. The 22nd chapter of that book relates that it will later be present in a city called New Jerusalem.

Question submitted by logcrawler

Answer: Jacob

In Genesis 27, we read how Rebekah encouraged Jacob to deceive his father by pretending to be Esau, so that he would receive the blessing as the eldest son. Throughout his life, Jacob made many mistakes, but at the end of his life, he worshipped God, leaning on his staff. This is a reference to the fact that because of an encounter with an angel of God in Genesis 32, he walked with a limp. What in human terms would be a weakness became his source of greatest strength, as he recognised his dependence on God.

Submitted by cal562301

Answer: Olive leaf

Genesis 8:11 was the first mention of the olive in the Bible during the story of Noah's ark. It is said that, before the crucifixion of Jesus, the Garden of Gethsemane was actually an olive orchard where olives could be picked and pressed for their oil. Olive oil is used for cooking and for care of the skin and hair. Farmers would take shoots from their best trees and carefully grow them to maturity. Psalms 128:3 tells us, "your sons will be like olive shoots around your table."

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Answer: Gideon

You can read the story of Gideon in Judges Chapters 6-8. The Moabites had a powerful army. It says in Judges 6:11 that Gideon was threshing corn in the winepress (NIV) because he was afraid of the Midianites, but the angel assures him of the Lord's presence with him and calls him a warrior (v12). God gives him signs that he is indeed with him (vv33-40). In Chapter 7, we read how he started with an army of 32,000, but ended with an army of only 300 (vv1-7), with which he defeated the Midianites.

In Judges 7:2, God gives the reason for only using 300 men: Israel would boast against God, saying 'My own strength has saved me'.

Submitted by cal562301

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Answer: the word (of God)

Hearken means to listen and behold means to look.

At the end of the parable in verse 20, Jesus tells his disciples that the Word of God which falls on good ground and is well received will bring forth much fruit in great increments to varying degrees, apparently depending on the individual who receives it.

Question submitted by logcrawler

Answer: Canada

The current flag of Cyprus has a pair of green olive branches beneath a map of the island coloured in copper ('Cyprus' means 'copper' in Greek). After the Flood narrated in Genesis 6-9 Noah sent out a dove which brought back in its claws an olive leaf. Lebanon was famous for its cedar trees, which were used in the building of Solomon's temple (II Chronicles 2). "Palm" occurs several times in the Bible, but most memorably at John 12.13 where the people of Jerusalem tear down branches of the "phoinikes" ("date palms"). On the flag of Fiji is a four-quartered crest with a palm in the upper right. Canada's flag has a red maple leaf on a white background between two red bars. Some maples are found today in Europe, but the tree itself is not mentioned in the Bible.

Submitted by Ampelos